The funniest story in the news today comes from the feuding estate of Frank Zappa. He had four children, two, Ahmet and Diva Zappa, were set up as trustees in the family trust, and two, Dweezil and Moon Zappa, are the beneficiaries of that trust. Ol' Frank had a perverse sense of humor when it came to his kids...
Dweezil is a guitarist, and had been touring with the name Zappa plays Zappa. His brother Ahmet, who claims to protect Frank's intellectual property, said that he had to pay a nominal fee of $1 per year, or change the name... weird argument, but Dweezil then changed the name to Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa. Ahmet said that wasn't good enough...
In order to avoid lawyer and court costs, Dweezil is now embarking on 50 Years of Frank: Dweezil Zappa Plays Whatever The Hell He Wants - The Cease And Desist Tour
Maybe Ahmet will let him play on, maybe Ahmet will pay Dweezil and Moon the $25 million he owes them in merchandizing... And where was Diva through all of this? I don't know, but if she were my daughter, I'd...
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